How many of you have noticed the exact same thing in the music inustry. The phenomina of "voice beafing" has allowed Pop Singers with very little vocal talent at all become "stars" by way of the technology of the recording studio.
The best example of this is Ashley Simpson, who is, by all accounts, tone deaf. But, never the less, a very successful "artist". The music industry is rampant with this, and a entire generation of zombies fall for it, and worse, pay for it.
Originally Posted by Jackie S
This is veering slightly off topic, but WTH...
There are a fair amount of blog posts, pundit's opinion pieces, etc., out there bemoaning the fact that with the ubiquity of Photoshop and other image editors, photographs have lost the aura of authority that they once had, and are becoming less reliable as a record of "factual truth" (to the extent there is such a thing... Dammit, I'm lapsing into philosophy major mode again; I'm gonna STFU now before I really hijack this thread).
Cheers,
bcg